- (idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back
Characters
- 互 (互): mutual
- 通 (通): to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
- 有 (有): to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 无 (無): not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
Resources
- Wiktionary: 互通有无
- MDBG: 互通有无
- Examples with 互通有无 on Tatoeba
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